I have a small wireless network with three computers and a Linksys router.
It is working fine, that is I can connect to the internet and from one
computer to the other. I can also print on either of two printers connected
to the computer by USB.
One of the computers is a Brother MFC-640CW, equipped for USB or Wireless.
I have been using it connected to one computer by USB and it works fine. I
wanted to change to the Wireless connection so that I could move it. The
method of setting it up for wireless is fairly complicated but very clearly
explained by Brother on their web-site. And followed the procedure, it
found the Network SSID. I keyed in the WEP Key and it accepted it and I
received the message on the LED -"Connected". But I still have not been
able to print anything. The print items just stick in the print queue. I
assumed I would have to add a printer and did so- adding the Brother this
time as a Network printer, but I still cannot print anything.

Anybody know what I am doing wrong ?. In general I am delighted with the
printer.

Stuart

10-03-2007, 09:26 PM

unix

Re: Cannot get printer working

Hi
Once you switch to Wireless the Printer probably becomes a Network Printer.
You have to install the Brother's Printing Network Drivers on all networked
computers.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Stuart Grant" <sagranatbluewin.ch> wrote in message
news:OsZ7%237QfHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
>I have a small wireless network with three computers and a Linksys router.
>It is working fine, that is I can connect to the internet and from one
>computer to the other. I can also print on either of two printers
>connected to the computer by USB.
> One of the computers is a Brother MFC-640CW, equipped for USB or Wireless.
> I have been using it connected to one computer by USB and it works fine.
> I wanted to change to the Wireless connection so that I could move it.
> The method of setting it up for wireless is fairly complicated but very
> clearly explained by Brother on their web-site. And followed the
> procedure, it found the Network SSID. I keyed in the WEP Key and it
> accepted it and I received the message on the LED -"Connected". But I
> still have not been able to print anything. The print items just stick in
> the print queue. I assumed I would have to add a printer and did so-
> adding the Brother this time as a Network printer, but I still cannot
> print anything.
>
> Anybody know what I am doing wrong ?. In general I am delighted with the
> printer.
>
> Stuart
>
>[/color]

10-03-2007, 09:26 PM

unix

Re: Cannot get printer working

Jack
Thank you for your advice. I had difficulty trying to find the network
drivers on the Brother web-site but their Help in Switzerland pointed me in
the right direction and I found it and installed it. Now works.

Thanks again

Stuart

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <Jack@discussiongroup.com> wrote in message
news:uW09y5RfHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hi
> Once you switch to Wireless the Printer probably becomes a Network
> Printer. You have to install the Brother's Printing Network Drivers on all
> networked computers.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Stuart Grant" <sagranatbluewin.ch> wrote in message
> news:OsZ7%237QfHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>I have a small wireless network with three computers and a Linksys router.
>>It is working fine, that is I can connect to the internet and from one
>>computer to the other. I can also print on either of two printers
>>connected to the computer by USB.
>> One of the computers is a Brother MFC-640CW, equipped for USB or
>> Wireless. I have been using it connected to one computer by USB and it
>> works fine. I wanted to change to the Wireless connection so that I could
>> move it. The method of setting it up for wireless is fairly complicated
>> but very clearly explained by Brother on their web-site. And followed
>> the procedure, it found the Network SSID. I keyed in the WEP Key and it
>> accepted it and I received the message on the LED -"Connected". But I
>> still have not been able to print anything. The print items just stick
>> in the print queue. I assumed I would have to add a printer and did so-
>> adding the Brother this time as a Network printer, but I still cannot
>> print anything.
>>
>> Anybody know what I am doing wrong ?. In general I am delighted with the
>> printer.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]